Celebrating Lives

LOUISE KNIGHTEN ALLEN-Services for Elsie Louise Knighten, 91, Allen, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Harvey Nickell and Alan Bakken will officiate. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. Friends and family may call at the Criswell Chapel in Allen from 4:00 p.m. Monday until service time. Mrs. Knighten…

MARY FERN REID PLANO, TEXAS-Services for Mary Fern Reid, 96, Plano, formerly of Allen, Oklahoma are 1:00 p.m. Monday, at the First United Methodist Church of Allen (Oklahoma). Revs. John Marks and Anna Bridgewater will officiate. Burial will follow at the Allen Cemetery. Mrs. Reid died Friday, December 21, 2007 in Plano, Texas. She was…

TOMMIE JOHNSON OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA-Services for Tommie Lee Johnson, 81, Oceanside, California, formerly of Stonewall, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Alvie Jack and Allen Cottman will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.…

J. C. BOTTOMS, JR. ROFF-Memorial services for J. C. Bottoms, Jr., 43, Roff, are 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army Church. Mr. Bottoms died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at a local hospital. He was born June 7, 1964 at San Bernardino, California to J. C. Bottoms, Sr. and Nancy Luther Bottoms. He attended school…

KENNETH BAKER EAST STROUDSBURG, PA-Services for Kenneth Ray Baker, 64, East Stroudsburg, PA, formerly of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. David Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery in Roff. Mr. Baker died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at an Orlando, Florida hospital. He was born…

MARY NELL GROVES ADA-Services for Mary Nell Groves, 73, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, Dr. Pat Kilby, Revs. John Haynes and Harold Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Groves died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born January 16, 1934…

JUNE GARRISON ADA-Services for Dortha June Garrison, 62, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Monday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Robert Ware officiating. Burial is at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Green Hill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma. Mrs. Garrison died on Friday, December 14, 2007, at her home. She was born October 7, 1945, at Lindsay to William…

JUNIOR NELSON WANNETTE-Services for Franklin Dee "Junior" Nelson, Jr., 66, Wanette are 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel Mr. Nelson died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at a Shawnee hospital. He was born September 3, 1941 at Ahloso, Oklahoma to Frank and Sarah Owens Nelson. He attended elementary school at Ahloso. He also…

TIM HOLMAN Tim Holman, 51, Broken Arrow Mr. Holman died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Tulsa. He was born April 25, 1956 at Ada, Oklahoma to Paskell Trent and Bonny Bell Willoughby Holman. Mr. Holman graduated from high school in 1974. He received a Bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University. Survivors include a brother, Trent…

JENNIFER NEW ADA-Services for Jennifer Jené New, 26, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Criswell Chapel, Revs. Mark Perez and Kevin Morris officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Mustang Cemetery, Mustang, Oklahoma. Miss New died on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, at a local hospital. She was born August 22, 1981, at…